"Breaking Up Somebody's Home" (titled "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight" for the album version) is a song written by Al Jackson Jr. and Timothy Matthews, originally recorded by Ann Peebles for her 1971 album Straight from the Heart. It was a successful single for Albert King and was later performed by Bette Midler, Etta James, Gov't Mule, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, and others.
Ann Peebles version "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" appeared on Peebles' third studio album, Straight from the Heart in 1971 as "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight". She released it as a single under the shortened, more common title, "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" the same year. This version peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart but failed to make the Billboard Hot 100. The song was produced by Willie Mitchell, Peebles' long-time collaborator at Hi Records.
Peebles also performed the song on her 2022 live album Live in Memphis, which was recorded on February 7, 1992, at the Peabody Hotel. She was accompanied by the Hi Rhythm Section. The album was released by Memphis International Records.
Albert King version
Albert King covered "Breaking Up Somebody's Home" for his album I'll Play the Blues for You and released it as a single in 1972. It was produced by Allen Jones and Henry Bush for Stax Records. It peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Other versions +YearArtistAlbumNotes1972Denise LaSalleOn the Loose1973Bette MidlerBette Midler1975B.B. KingLucille Talks Back1977Phillip WalkerSomeday You'll Have These Blues1978Jimmy Johnson Blues BandLiving Chicago Blues, Volume 11982Lurrie Bell & Billy BranchChicago's Young Blues GenerationLynn WhiteBlues in My Bedroom1984Johnny AdamsFrom the Heart1988Etta JamesSeven Year ItchBetty PadgettSweet Feeling1990Marva WrightHeartbreakin' Woman1991Backbone SlipSwamp Water1992Pepe Ahlqvist H.A.R.PHoney Hush!Jim KahrBack to Chicago1993Big Mama & The Blues MessengersBig Mama & The Blues MessengersLiveJoey GilmoreCan't Kill Nothin'''
| rowspan="3" |1994 |Barrelhouse |Fortune Changes| |- |Bernard Allison |No Mercy| |- |Caledonia Blues Band |Alameda Sessions| |- |1995 |Bonnie Lee |Sweetheart of the Blues| |- |1999 |Scott Holt |Dark of the Night| |- |2000 |Carl Weathersby |Come to Papa| |- |2002 |Rory Block |I'm Every Woman| |- |2006 |Eddie Taylor Jr. |Mind Game| |- |2007 |Don Pollard |Covered| |- |2009 |Kate Pazakis |Unzipped: Live at the Zipper|Live |- |2010 |Magic Slim and The Teardrops |Raising the Bar| |- | rowspan="2" |2012 |Brooklyn Soul Stew |Abandoned Tracks| |- |Sven Zetterberg |Mileage| |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |Guillaume Petite & Blues Connexion |Des hauts et des bas| |- |Kara Grainger |Shiver & Sigh| |- | rowspan="3" |2014 |Matt Schofield |Far as I Can See| |- |Jay Boy Adams & Zenobia |How Long How Long| |- |Kenny Wayne Shepherd ft. Warren Haynes |Goin' Home| |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |Danielle Nicole |Wolf Den| |- |Gov't Mule featuring John Scofield |Sco-Mule|Live, Recorded 1999 |- |2016 |Joe Bonamassa |Live at the Greek Theatre |Live |- |2017 |Sherman Holmes |Sherman Holmes Sessions| |- |2018 |Lisa Bassenge |Borrowed and Blue| |- |2021 |Gov't Mule |Heavy Load Blues| |- |2022 |Ann Peebles |Live in Memphis'' Live, Recorded 1992
Charts +Ann PeeblesChartPeak positionRef.US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)13 +Albert KingChartPeak positionRef.US Billboard Hot 10091US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)35
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